Volume 8 Number 1 January - June 2015 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management: a Literature

review on Brazilian publications

Minelle Enas da Silva

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
minele.adm@gmail.com

Daiane Mulling Neutzling

Universidade Feevale
daineutzling@gmail.com

Ana Paula Ferreira Alves

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
anapfalves@gmail.com

Patrcia Dias
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
patricia.pdias@gmail.com

Carlos Alberto Frantz dos Santos

Federal University of Rio Grande
carlosfrantz@hotmail.com

Luis Felipe Nascimento

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
lfmnascimento@ea.ufrgs.br

ABSTRACT: Based on the progress in the international research on sustainability and supply chains,
this paper aims to analyze how the concept of Sustainable Supply Chain Management has been ex-
plored in papers published in major Brazilian journals and conference proceedings, especially regard-
ing the research areas of operations management and sustainability. Recognizing the theme as incipi-
ent in Brazil, there are few published studies, mainly in relation to journals, with a total of 44 papers
focused specifically on the topic. The literature review indicates that the understanding of the topic
includes recurrent discussions with environmental or economic dimensions. However, a comprehen-
sive definition of the concept, i.e., including social issues, is lacking. Therefore, this creates a research
gap and an opportunity for Brazilian researchers to contribute to the gradually developing field.

Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Sustainability; Brazilian Publications.

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1. INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, frequent changes have occurred in sev-
eral industries and organizational environments,
requiring firms to continuously adapt their strate-
gies to remain competitive. These adaptations can
be identified in the relationships that organizations
establish with each other in consequence of the evi-
dent transformation related to integration, collabo-
ration, and information sharing among these actors
and their stakeholders. In fact, the importance of
inter-organizational relationships for developing
new features and capabilities for companies is in-
creasingly under discussion, both from current and
future perspectives.
Thus, relevance has been given to supply chain man-
agement (SCM), in which the emphasis of competi-
tive relationships has shifted from companies to sup-
ply chains. This inter-firm integration has become a
promising strategic area capable of generating value
and competitiveness for those involved (Brito & Be-
rardi, 2010). Over time, even though supply chain
structures and business processes remain in their
current form, the reasons why organizations sought
integration along their supply chains have changed.
As indicated by Pagell and Schevchenko (2014), be-
sides showing satisfactory economic performance,
organizations have also been held accountable for
upholding a positive social and environmental per-
formance in relation to their operations and, indi-
rectly, to their partners and suppliers activities.
As a result, the current attention directed to supply
chains is related mainly to a more efficient, innova-
tive, and sustainable process management (Carter
& Rogers, 2008; Tsoulfas & Pappis, 2006; Vachon &
Mao, 2008; Vermeulen et al., 2010).
In parallel, the debates about sustainability are more
widespread, since the individualistic characteristics
are moving to a more collective perspective (Fola-
dori, 2005). The inclusion of environmental and so-
cial issues in the economic debate has led to a wide
range of concepts that have been applied to sustain-
ability concerns in supply chain studies (Brito &
Berardi, 2010). In many cases, focal companies have
initially managed such environmental and social
issues internally and over time started to involve a
number of stakeholders in order to fulfill customer
needs, either through networks or traditional SCM.
Discussions on the integration of sustainability
strategies along the supply chain began to intensify
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after the year 2000, with conceptual propositions
based strongly on environmental and economic di-
mensions, e.g., Green Supply Chain Management
(GSCM) (Sarkis, Zhu & Lai 2011; Srivastava, 2007;
Zhu, Sarkis & Lai, 2007). Subsequently, the discus-
sions were settled on the importance of considering
the three dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
(Elkington, 2002), presented alongside the concept
of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (Linton,
Klassen & Jayaraman, 2007; Pagell & Wu, 2009; Seur-
ing & Mller, 2008).
Their similarity has often led to a confusion regard-
ing the use of these two concepts, mainly because
it is still a new area of research and the initial stud-
ies usually refer to the terms sustainability and
environment as synonymous (Ahi & Searcy, 2013;
Carter & Easton, 2011; Seuring & Mller, 2008). Nev-
ertheless, as research on sustainability advanced,
international publications showed more clarity in
using the TBL studies on supply chains (Ashby,
Leat & Hudson-Smith, 2012; Beske, 2012; Carter &
Easton, 2011; Carter & Rogers, 2008; Faisal, 2010;
Markley & Davis, 2007; Pagell & Wu, 2009; Seuring
& Mller, 2008; 2010).
Following the international debate, Brazil has also
placed importance on sustainability management
in the supply chain field. In the last years, a few re-
searches have explored the importance of compa-
nies having projects on socio-environmental man-
agement integrated to their supply chains. To better
analyze which issues in sustainability management
have been explored in Brazilian supply chains, our
paper presents the following research question: how
have researchers explored the topic of sustainable
supply chain management in major Brazilian aca-
demic conferences and journals so far?
The paper aims to analyze how the concept of
Sustainable Supply Chain Management has been
explored in papers published in major Brazilian
journals and conference proceedings, especially re-
garding the research areas of operations manage-
ment and sustainability.
We conducted a literature review on publications
in selected national journals during a period of 15
years (2000-2014), totaling 37 Brazilian journals.
Additionally, the proceedings of three national
conferences related to operations management and
sustainability were selected from a period of seven
years (2008-2014).
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As observed in the international scenario, this topic
has increased in importance along the last years.
New socio-environmental policies, stakeholders
requirements and consumer concerns about com-
panies actions are presented in most markets. This
is also a result of supply chains being increasingly
stablished in a global configuration. Many Brazil-
ian companies are also part of these global supply
chains and, therefore, it is natural that sustainabil-
ity management will be part of their strategies over
time. Studies exploring this empirical reality are in
early stages and there is still much to be investigat-
ed. Thus, it is important to investigate what has been
done and what is the potential for future research in
the next years.
This paper is structured as follows: after this brief in-
troduction, chapter two presents the concept of Sus-
tainable Supply Chain Management and the main
discussions in the field. In chapter three (method),
we describe in detail how the literature review was
carried out. In chapter four, we show the results and
discussions. Finally, the conclusions from the analy-
sis of data are revealed.
2. SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGE -
MENT
Based on the current debates in operations research,
supply chain management (SCM) and its relation to
sustainability principles constitute a leading topic.
Researchers have discussed the need for companies
to manage aspects that go beyond the economic di-
mension, such as operational profitability and costs
reduction. However, competitiveness and, in certain
aspects, the availability of business, have to take
into account the management of social and environ-
mental aspects. Thus, by taking the precepts of the
Triple Bottom Line (TBL) into SCM, the concept of
Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) is
derived(Linton et al., 2007; Seuring & Mller, 2008;
Beske & Seuring, 2014; Seuring, 2011).
From discussions about sustainable supply chain
management, the efficient management of pro-
cesses along the supply chain should consider that
sustainability needs to be analyzed not only on the
basis of economic performance of the business but
also of environmental and social performance (Ahi
& Searcy, 2013; Beske, 2012; Beske & Seuring, 2014;
Pagell & Schevchenko, 2014; Wolf, 2011). The evolu-
tion of supply chain management in relation to sus-
tainability has shown greater clarification and con-
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cern for the macroeconomic context of change, since
businesses have become more complex in dealing
with resources scarcity, greenhouse gas emissions,
and consumers awareness about labor issues.
The SSCM concept was widespread by Seuring and
Mllers paper published in 2008. Based on an exten-
sive literature review, the authors identified the need to
address the strategic integration of the TBL dimensions
into business. Thus, sustainable supply chain manage-
ment is conceptualized as the management of capital
flows, materials and information, as well as cooperation
between companies along the supply chain, seeking tar-
gets for the three dimensions: economic, environmental
and social, which are requirements of customers and
stakeholders (Seuring & Mller, 2008, p.1700).
In the same vein, Pagell and Wu (2009, p.8) presented
their contributions to the concept stating that a sus-
tainable supply chain should consider a good perfor-
mance both in traditional measures of profit and loss,
such as in the expanded conceptualization of perfor-
mance with the inclusion of social and environmental
dimensions. If a sustainable supply chain is one that
performs well in all elements of the TBL, then SSCM
refers to specific actions in terms of decision making
and behavior changes towards the integration of so-
cial and environmental dimensions into the business
management process, seeking to establish a more sus-
tainable supply chain (Pagell & Wu, 2009).
Based on this understanding, in order to integrate sus-
tainability objectives on the organizational and sup-
ply chain level, the initial impulse for corporate deci-
sions comes from external pressures and stakeholder
incentives (particularly customers and governments)
(Seuring & Mller, 2008). According to these authors,
when companies are under pressure, they tend to
transfer part of it along their supply chains. There-
fore, companies make use of two groups of strategies,
which are: supplier management for risks and per-
formance and supply chain management for sus-
tainable products (Seuring & Mller, 2008).
On the one hand, companies will initially create sus-
tainable strategies focused on the management of
economic risks, long-term relationships and reduc-
tion of suppliers base, creating win-win situations
and positive performance in all the dimensions of
the TBL along the supply chain (Beske, 2012). On the
other hand, focal companies can also develop con-
ditions to produce sustainable products, including
all activities and inputs based on environmental and
social standards in the manufacturing process (Seur-
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ing & Mller, 2008). The requirements based on a
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) also involve efficiency in
the process of communication, integration, and co-
operation with suppliers in the supply chain.
Regarding the introduction of practices of sus-
tainability in supply chains, Pagell and Wu (2009)
proposed a model based on the integration of new
values and capabilities, as well as the development
of new behaviors along the supply chain. Thus the
organizational capacity to innovate linked to a sus-
tainability orientation reflect new values internally,
which should be incorporated into the SCM. In line
with these considerations, companies will be consid-
ered proactive and committed if their business mod-
el is aligned with environmental and social elements
of sustainability (Pagell & Wu, 2009; Wolf, 2011).
According to Pagell and Wu (2009), from a new ori-
entation the emergence of new behaviors lead to a re-
conceptualization of the supply chain and relationship
continuity with suppliers. The authors highlight the in-
tegration of environmental agents, Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs), community leaders, govern-
ment agencies, and even competitors to evaluate op-
portunities and necessary changes along the chain. Re-
garding the continuity of relationships with suppliers,
Pagell and Wu (2009) point out that long-term relation-
ships facilitate transparency, traceability, certification
and process of de-commoditization. Thus, the effective
implementation of sustainability objectives in supply
chains pervades the managerial decisions of the focal
firm, responsible for defining action plans in different
levels of interactions with its stakeholders.
Beske (2012) elucidated four main categories com-
prising the Sustainable Supply Chain Management
concept, as follows: managerial orientation, continu-
ity of the supply chain, risk management, and pro-
activity. Following this research, Beske, Land and
Seuring (2014) suggested a different approach to
these categories. For them, a redefinition is necessary:
strategic orientation, continuity, collaboration, risk
management, and pro-activity (for sustainability).
This change was conducted from a literature review
including papers focused on the food industry. After
that, Beske and Seuring (2014) presented a more ad-
vanced framework related to these categories. Now
they are: orientation, continuity, collaboration, risk
management, and pro-activity.
Also, three hierarchic levels are involved in the analy-
sis of SSCM: strategic value, structure and processes.
Beske and Seuring (2014) proposed to enhance the
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analysis of sustainability in SCM, indicating theoreti-
cal consistence. Considering these discussions, it is
clear that we have a sequence of international stud-
ies that demonstrate the advances in research on this
topic. From all the previous considerations, in this
study SSCM is understood as the management of
capital flows, material, and information, as well as
the cooperation between companies along the supply
chain to achieve good performance in all elements
of the TBL (economic, environmental, and social), as
proposed by Elkington (2002), and to ultimately im-
prove the sustainability of the supply chain.
In Brazil, many studies have discussed the impor-
tance of sustainability management in business
(Junqueira, Maior & Pinheiro, 2011; Pereira et al.,
2011; Silva et al., 2011). However, when it comes to
linking sustainability dimensions to SCM, only a
few studies address this topic (Abdalla & Barbieri,
2014; Adaime, Carvalho & Monzoni, 2011; Gon-
alves-Dias, Labegalini & Csillag, 2012; Rocha et al.,
2012). Considering this, our paper seeks to contrib-
ute to current discussions by analyzing the publica-
tions that approximate sustainability management
to SCM. Also, this analysis allows us to identify the
most studied issues in the Brazilian literature and
contribute to future research on the topic.
3. METHOD
This paper aims to analyze how the concept of Sus-
tainable Supply Chain Management has been ex-
plored in papers published in major Brazilian journals
and conference proceedings, especially regarding the
research areas of operations management and sus-
tainability. The research consists in a literature review
conducted in two steps. First, suitable material was
collected. Second, using a qualitative approach, we
analyzed how conformable the concepts presented
in the selected papers were to the SSCM concept. We
employed a bibliometric approach because it is a re-
search design that can indicate the scientific contribu-
tions to a certain subject (Arajo, 2006).
We also used a descriptive analysis approach by means
of discussions and reflexive analysis of the researchers
involved. The data was collected from journals in the
fields of Management, Accounting, and Tourism grad-
ed A2, B1, and B2, according to the Brazilian journal
classification (Qualis Capes 2012), graded as totaling
37 journals, all published in Portuguese (see Table 1). It
is noteworthy that there was no national journal with
Qualis A1 available for selection.
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Table 1: List of selected journals and their Qualis Classification 2012

Journal Qualis Journal Qualis

Brazilian Business Review (Portugus) A2 Revista de Negcios (Online) B1

Gesto & Produo A2 Revista Eletrnica de Administrao B1

Organizao & Sociedade A2 Revista Portuguesa e Brasileira de Gesto B1

Revista de Administrao A2
Anlise (PUCRS) B2
Contempornea

Revista de Administrao (SP) A2 Base (UNISINOS) B2

Revista de Administrao de Empresas A2 Contextus (Fortaleza) B2

Revista de Administrao Pblica A2 Economia & Gesto B2

Cadernos EBAPE.BR (FGV) B1 Pretexto (Belo Horizonte) B2

Faces: Revista de Administrao B1 Revista Alcance B2

Gesto & Regionalidade B1 Revista Brasileira de Estratgia (REBRAE) B2

Organizaes Rurais e Agroindustriais B1 Revista de Administrao da UFSM B2

Produo (So Paulo) B1 Revista de Agronegcio e Meio Ambiente B2

Revista Brasileira Gesto de Negcios B1 Revista de Gesto (REGE USP) B2

Revista Brasileira Gesto e B1

Revista de Gesto Organizacional (RGO) B2
Desenvolvimento Regional

Revista de Administrao e Inovao B1 Revista de Gesto Socioambiental (RGSA) B2

Revista de Administrao Mackenzie B1 Revista Eletrnica de Cincias

B2
(RAM) Administrativa (RECADM)

B1 Revista Iberoamericana de Estratgia

Revista de Administrao da Unimep B2
(RIAE)

Revista de Cincias da Administrao B1

Revista Produo Online B2
(CAD/UFSC)

Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural B1

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Besides the journals, additional material was col-
lected from three major national conferences on the
research topic. The selected conferences are:
Simpsio de Administrao da Produo, Logsti-
ca e Operaes Internacionais SIMPOI (Produc-
tion Management, Logistics and International Op-
erations Symposium);
Encontro Nacional da Associao Nacional de
Ps-Graduao em Administrao EnANPAD
(Nacional Meeting of the National Association of
Graduate Studies in Business Administration);
Encontro Nacional de Gesto Empresarial e Meio
Ambiente ENGEMA (Business Management and
Environment National Meeting).
The decision of using these data sources is justified
by the relevance of the selected conferences and aca-
demic publications in Brazil, in which it is possible
to identify papers that are related to Operations and
Sustainability topics. Also, the journal publications
were explored for a period of 15 years (2000-2014).
We used this period trying to capture how the issue
of SSCM has evolved since the 2000s. Concerning
publications from conferences, a period of 7 years
(2008-2014) was explored. Because of the interna-
tional context, we decided that 2008 can be consid-
ered a milestone in SSCM research.
During data collection, papers were selected if they
actually mentioned the topic of this study. The
stated journals and conference proceedings were
searched by the following keywords: supply chain,
supply chain management, sustainability, sustain-
ability and supply chain, and sustainable supply chain
management. This search resulted in 86 papers. In a
new filtering process, abstracts were scanned and, if
necessary, the introduction. After this scanning pro-
cess, 44 papers were selected. From this selection,
all items were properly analyzed by the researchers,
seeking to identify the relationship or proximity of
the information found in the papers with the SSCM
concept.
To analyze the data, a content analysis (Bardin,
2009) was performed, aiming to identify how sus-
tainability has been applied in the supply chain and
the impact of discussions around these themes. Fur-
thermore, an analysis was conducted regarding the
methods of research. For this purpose, we used the
categories identified by Seuring and Mller (2008):
(a) theoretical and conceptual, (b) case studies, (c)
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surveys, (d) modeling papers, and (e) literature re-
view. Thus, by carrying out a literature review, it is
possible to understand the contributions of Brazilian
publications and identify the implications for future
research.
4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
To develop the analysis, we divided it in two phases.
First, we present a discussion about SSCM publica-
tions in the selected conference proceedings and
academic journals in order to specify what the fo-
cus of our research is and how academics position
themselves in the current debate, aiming to build a
pervasive discourse. Subsequently, in order to meet
the objective of the proposed research and achieve a
better understanding of the concept of SSCM in the
Brazilian context, a more integrated discussion is
brought forth between the reviewed papers and the
items constituting SSCM, as previously discussed in
this paper. In the following section, discourses and
practices are discussed.
5. BRAZILIAN PUBLICATIONS ON SSCM
WITHIN THE ANALYZED TIME FRAME
First, we carried out a review of major academic
publications means in Brazil to verify the existence
of papers on the theme of sustainable supply chain
management. A total of 37 papers that somehow
contribute to the understanding of sustainability in
supply chains were identified in the three confer-
ences analyzed. An overview of the selected papers
is presented in Table 2. It is noteworthy to point out
that in some papers; only certain aspects of SSCM
could be identified. Furthermore, only seven papers
were found in the analyzed journals.
Concerning sustainability, papers were identified
in different areas at the EnANPAD conference. One
out of eight papers was published in 2008, related
to Public Administration and Social Management.
Among the papers published between 2009 and
2014, six were found in the area of Operations Man-
agement and Logistics, addressing production and
supply chains, SSCM in small and medium enter-
prises, the relationship between the external pres-
sures and environmental practices in sustainable
supply chain management, and relationships in the
customer-supplier dyad or logistics integration. Two
papers were related to Strategy in Organizations,
one to corporate social responsibility with suppli-
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ers, and the other to environmental practices and
competitiveness. Finally, one article was published
in the area of Science, Technology and Innovation.
At the SIMPOI conference, the fourteen papers ana-
lyzed were published under the topic of Sustain-
ability in Operations Management. Besides this
topic, SIMPOI suggested for the first time a central
theme for the conference of 2008, named Sustain-
ability and Operations. It aimed at discussing sus-
tainable supply chains, consolidating the theme in
the conference. Four of the selected papers were
published in 2011. Two other studies were present-
ed in the 2010 and 2012 editions, which focused on
Global Operations and International Networks.
Two studies were identified in 2013 and address
sustainability and environmental responsibility in
the supply chain. In 2014 the theme of the confer-
ence was Humanitarian operations and sustainable
chains, and five papers were published.
The ENGEMA conference is associated with topics
on Social and Environmental Strategy. From the to-
tal of thirteen papers analyzed, nine were presented
under the theme strategy and published in 2011, 2012,
and 2013. While seven studies concentrated on sup-
ply chains (five empirical and two theoretical), one
of them focused on production chain and the other
on the customer-supplier dyad. Only three of these
papers were related to concepts and practices aimed
at sustainability in the supply chain. The other article
published in 2010, which was presented under the
topic Technical Approach and Environmental Man-
agement, addressed reverse logistics in the supplier-
customer dyad. Three other studies were presented
in the 2014 edition: two papers were presented un-
der the theme Sustainable Operations and another
was found in the area Sustainable Innovations. In
short, these three conferences have specific, focused
research areas relating to parts of the concept of sus-
tainable supply chain management.

Table 2: List of papers identified in conference proceedings during the research

Year of
Conferences Paper Title Translation Authors
publication

The search for sustainable management in M. Dalmoro; D. Marconatto; V.

SIMPOI2 2008
supply chains: initiatives and challenges Estivalete

Analysis of the incorporation of sustainability in L. B. Dal; P. Hansen; L.

SIMPOI 2010
industrial supply chains in RS - Brazil Roldan

Analysis of a organic supply chain oriented to

SIMPOI 2011 L. C. Zucatto; E. Pedrozo
sustainable development: a complex vision

Social responsibility in relations between buyer

SIMPOI 2011 and suppliers in the supply chain of organic S. B. Silva; L. M. Vieira
products in Brazil

Social and environmental issues and supply

chain management: a case study on the P. Adaime; A. P. Carvalho; M.
SIMPOI 2011
productive chain of soybean in the Brazilian Monzoni
Amazon

Evaluation of Brazilian cash operation by

SIMPOI 2011 O. Cattini Jr; D. Okino
approach of sustainable supply chains

Closed-loop supply chain: rethinking the way

SIMPOI 2012 R. Bergel; U. Tortato
we do the things

Sustainable Beef - How different stakeholders

M. E. Silva; A. P. F. Alves; M.
SIMPOI 2013 of the beef production chain are involved in
D. Barcellos
practices for sustainability in RS - Brazil?
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Governance in Sustainable Supply Chains:

D. M. Neutzling; L. F. M.
SIMPOI 2013 a conceptual discussion associated with
Nascimento
Coordination and Collaboration

Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Multi D. O. C Morais; F. R. Pinto; M.

SIMPOI 2014
Case Study G. O. Carlos

Social Issues In Sustainable Supply Chain M. E. Silva; L. F. M.

SIMPOI 2014
Management: A Brazilian Perspective Nascimento

Integration in Sustainable Supply Chain D. M. Neutzling; L. F. M.

SIMPOI 2014
Management: A Theoretical Approach Nascimento

Sustainable Management in means of

SIMPOI 2014 accommodation and its Supply Chain: A Study C. M. Joo; J C. Barbieri
on the Northern Coast of So Paulo State

Determinants of Sustainable Supply Chain: An

SIMPOI 2014 Analysis of Pressures Measurement Models and E. C. Abdala; J. C. Barbieri
Social and Environmental Practice

Brazilian organic meat from the Sustainability

EnANPAD3 2008 A. M. Abicht; A. C. Ceolin
perspective

Sustainability in Supply Chains: A comparative

S. Gonalves-Dias; L.
EnANPAD 2009 perspective of national and international
Labegalini; G. Polidrio
publications

An analysis of the relationships between Buyer

EnANPAD 2010 and Supplier in the supply chain of organic S. B. Silva; L. M. Vieira
products in Brazil

Innovations in Production Chain and the L. F. Nascimento; M. Trevisan;

EnANPAD 2010
Consumption of PET Packaging P. S. Figueir; M. Bossle

Social Responsibility actions in relation to

EnANPAD 2010 Supplier: A Case Study Based on the Ethos R. Nakayama; R. Teixeira
Indicatorsat O Boticrio company

Environmental and Social Responsibility as part

L. T. Robles; F. G. Borger; T.
EnANPAD 2010 of Integrated Logistics: The Case of Export of
R. Machado
Soy Complex by Bunge Alimentos S / A.

Criteria for Corporate Social Responsibility

in the Supply Chain of Oil and Natural Gas E. Melo; M. Primo; C. Gmez;
EnANPAD 2011
industry: The Case of Pernambuco Suppliers of R. Amaro
Petrobrs

Environmental Practices and their relationship

EnANPAD 2012 with Competitiveness and Sustainability: a case M. F. Barbosa; G. A. Cndido
study in an agribusiness company

Sustainable Supply Chain: Management in D. O. C. Morais; F. R. Pinto;

EnANPAD 2014
SMEs M. G. O. Carlos
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Pressures and Environmental Practices in the

Context of Supply Chain Management: A case
EnANPAD 2014 study of the relationship between determinants E. C. Abdala; J. C. Barbieri
and sustainable actions in Minas Gerais
industries

Post-Consumer Reverse Logistics : relations P. Figueir; L. F. Nascimento;

ENGEMA4 2010
between an industry and its suppliers M. Trevisan; M. Bossle

Inter-organizational relationships at Rede Justa

M. Bossle; L. F. M.
ENGEMA 2011 Trama as a success factor in the production and
Nascimento
marketing of eco-cotton products

Sustainability management in the broiler supply

ENGEMA 2011 D. M. Neutzling; E. A. Pedrozo
chain in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Supply Chain Management and Sustainability: A

A. C. Rocha; L. Rosa; J.
ENGEMA 2012 bibliometric study of publications in the Web of
Zamberlan; C. Camargo
Science database

Social and environmental aspects of the

ENGEMA 2012 O. Faro; R. C. Calia
Brazilian beef chain

Selection of green suppliers: literature review, T. F. Quilice; J. Salvini; C. J.

ENGEMA 2012
classification and analysis Jabbour

Building a supply chain of the future: a case I. Teixeira; R. C. Calia; M. F.

ENGEMA 2012
study of Wal-Mart Brazil Neves

Reflections and approaches between M. E. Silva; L. F. M.

ENGEMA 2013
Sustainability and Supply Chain Nascimento

The case of a Cleaning Industry and its

D. O. C. Morais; F. R. Pinto;
ENGEMA 2013 Sustainable Supply Chain Management within
M. G. O. Carlos
the framework of Seuring and Muller (2008)

Repositioning the floodlights of proactive

ENGEMA 2013 behaviour: from an environmental focus to A. P. F. Alves; M. E. Silva
sustainable practices

Assessment Tool for Sustainable Supply Chain D. O. C. Morais; M. G. O.

ENGEMA 2014
Management a Multicase Study Carlos; F. R. Pinto

Sustainable Innovation in Supply Chain

ENGEMA 2014 P. Dias
Management

Sustainable Supply Chain Practices of a C. Dullius; P. R. Schaeffer; C.

ENGEMA 2014
Manufacturing Industry L. Viana

1
The titles presented here were free translated by the authors of this paper. The original titles in Portuguese are presented in
the appendix (Table 4)
2
Simpsio de Administrao da Produo, Logstica e Operaes Internacionais (SIMPOI); 3 Encontro Nacional da
Associao Nacional da Ps-Graduao em Administrao (EnANPAD), and 4 Encontro Nacional de Gesto Empresarial e
Meio Ambiente (ENGEMA)
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The analysis revealed that SIMPOI and ENGEMA
stand out for the largest number of papers focusing
on sustainability and environmental responsibility
in the supply chain. It can be justified by the subject
areas covered at these conferences; the first is related
to operations management and the second to the re-
lationship between organizational and environmen-
tal management. When it comes to the EnANPAD
conference, only few studies (as presented in Table
2) address the customer-supplier dyad or the rela-
tionship with stakeholders, or adopt a supply chain
approach. Moreover, some studies addressed only
one sustainability dimension with chain actors, so-
cial or environmental. Furthermore, only seven pa-
pers were identified in national journals. They are
presented in Table 3.

Table 3: List of papers identified in journals during the research

Year of
Journal Paper Title Translation Authors
publication

Revista de Administrao Reverse supply sustainability: a case

2007 M. Pedroso; R. Zwicker
da USP study of the Plasma Project

Socio-Environmental Responsibility in S. M. Santos; C. Ferrari;

Gesto & Regionalidade 2008
the Tobacco Supply Chain in Brazil G. Giacomini Filho

Competitive advantage and sustainable

Revista de Administrao
2010 supply chain management: a meta- R. Brito; P. Berardi.
de Empresas
analysis

Revista de Administrao The role of logistics operators in

2012 M. Vivaldini
da Unimep Sustainability actions

Sustainability in supply chains: a

S. Gonalves-Dias; L.
Produo 2012 comparative perspective in domestic and
Labegalini; J. M. Csillag
international journals

Social and Environmental innovations in

Revista de Administrao Supply Chain: A case study A. P. Carvalho; J. C.
2013
e Inovao on the role of focal company Barbieri

Analysis of sustainability practices used

in supply chain management: a field R. M. Vanalle; L. B.
Gesto & Produo 2014
research in the Brazilian automotive Santos
sector

These titles were presented both in English and Portuguese. The original titles in Portuguese are shown in the
appendix (Table 5)

Therefore, we can notice a difference between na-
tional and international discussions regarding the
use of TBL. This fact can be explained as follows: in
the 2000s, a limited number of seven papers were
published in the 37 Brazilian journals. In 2008, Seur-
ing and Mllers (2008) literature review on SSCM
marked a milestone in the research area. In fact, until
this moment, it is the most cited paper in the Journal
of Cleaner Production. Nevertheless, the most signifi-
cant studies in Brazil have only emerged after 2010. If
new researchers use a more critical analysis in their
publications, a better contribution can be created to
improve the matching between the previously devel-
oped and future research on the SSCM concept.
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6. THE BRAZILIAN VIEW ON SUSTAIN-
ABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
The study of SSCM requires a clear understanding
of some theoretical issues, such as sustainability,
supply chains and strategy. Thus, we highlight our
comprehension about sustainability, which goes be-
yond the concept reported in the Brundtland Report.
From the TBL perspective, we understand that sus-
tainability takes into consideration what has been
discussed by Hopwood, Mellor and OBrien (2005).
These authors believe that sustainability should be
seen under a macro transformation framework, de-
spite being a slow process, which is related to the
non-maintenance of the status quo in terms of econo-
my and society organization.
An in-depth analysis of the selected papers shows us
that there is a misunderstanding related to sustain-
able practices that focus only on the environmental
dimension. This finding can be related to the argu-
ment presented by Carter and Easton (2011) when
discussing the continuing confusion between the en-
vironmental dimension and sustainability in general.
According to the authors, the confusion can be ob-
served in many papers. However, the finding relates
to the argument presented by Ashby et al. (2012).
These authors hypothesized that the environmental
dimension of sustainability is substantially more rep-
resented than the social dimension, as its principles
and practices are covered more in the literature.
Aiming to solve such misunderstanding, we highlight
that the concept of Green Supply Chain Management
(GSCM) can be used as the concept that directly rep-
resents a discussion of the environmental dimension
in supply chains. In fact, GSCM was presented in
some of the analyzed papers. Nevertheless, it would
be necessary to observe the overlap of authors who
discuss the topic (i.e. GSCM and SSCM) separately.
For instance, some of the papers discuss Sustainable
Supply Chain Management but use the concept of
Green Supply Chain Management as a translation of
SSCM to Portuguese, which indicates that there is a
lack of theoretical and epistemological alignment of
these themes. Actually, a deeper understanding is
needed. For GSCM and SSCM, it is necessary to reach
an effective comprehension of the subject.
Also, the analysis revealed the prominence of sus-
tainability as a rather separate topic, lacking a stron-
ger emphasis on the supply chain concept itself.
More specifically, the article published at Revista de
Administrao da Unimep by Pedroso and Zwicker
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(2007) was the one closest to the discussion related
to sustainability and clearly relevant concepts in the
operations area. Another paper that should be high-
lighted was published by Brito and Berardi (2010) at
Revista de Administrao de Empresas. This paper
presented a discussion about SSCM from a competi-
tive advantage perspective, centering the discussion
around the study of Seuring and Mller (2008). This
article (third in Table 3) as well as the paper pub-
lished at Revista de Administrao e Inovao by
Carvalho and Barbieri (2013) used the concept of
sustainable supply chain management.
Some of these papers have translation problems,
where it is necessary to observe the motivation as well
as the objective of the research. This argument shows
that the discourse on the subject is not yet aligned
with sustainability because there are some compre-
hension problems, but it is in a process of change. In
the international debate, there are advances on such
discussions. However, from the SSCM perspective,
the main contribution should be towards fully under-
standing the theme in emerging countries (including
Brazil), especially with regard to social aspects. Thus,
what would be the understanding of SSCM? It could
be said that the understanding is in the observation of
TBL aspects since the focus is both on environmental
and social dimensions.
In addition to understanding what and how Brazil-
ian researchers carry out their research, we identi-
fied the need for analyzing the search process. In
this context, the methodological approach of the
papers was analyzed. Regarding the methodologi-
cal type of the papers, analysis revealed a predomi-
nance of research classified as case studies (26 pa-
pers). Within this category of publication, topics on
supply chains, organic food products and commodi-
ties were emphasized. Also, a total of 15 conceptual
studies, including literature review and/or theoreti-
cal papers, were identified, and more than half of
these papers were published during 2012. More-
over, we observed that in 2013, three (out of 15) of
the published papers are considered as conceptual/
theoretical. In 2014, three of the selected papers con-
ducted a survey, showing that this is an emerging
method of analysis within the topic area.
Given these considerations, we can see that research-
ers started to understand the theoretical background
of the subject. Furthermore, with an analysis of the
nature of the research, there is a concentration of
case study research papers (59.09%), corresponding
to a total of 26 papers, which is a finding already ex-
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plained by the prior choice of article type. Also, con-
ceptual/theoretical and literature review research
(34.09%) was featured in 15 papers, and three sur-
veys (6.82%) were identified. Therefore, national pa-
pers using secondary type techniques, focus group,
experiment, and action research could contribute to
future advances in the field of Sustainable Supply
Chain Management.
This analysis highlights the concentration of studies
in methodological terms (case studies) and in rela-
tion to the object of the studies (supply chains in the
primary sector). The analysis also confirms that the
methodological concentration partly explains the
development of the research field, with Brazil still
being in the initial stage of SSCM research. Recog-
nizing that Brazil is still in the early stages of SSCM
research justifies the use of bibliographical studies
and literature reviews. In this circumstance, the re-
sults show the issues that have been discussed relat-
ing to SSCM in order to build a national discourse
in Portuguese. When performing a search for publi-
cations of Brazilian researchers in English, different
results may arise because there are studies that are
directed accordingly. Thus, debates about the aca-
demic implications of this analysis are valid.
7. ACADEMIC IMPLICATIONS
Considering the arguments used so far, a broad field
of research on Sustainable Supply Chain Manage-
ment clearly exists. It should be clear to researchers
in the area which field of research they contribute to,
meaning operations or corporate strategy. The for-
mer focuses on improvements of operational aspects
which is the quest for direct results and with the
least possible impact while the latter field consid-
ers sustainability from a strategic perspective, which
understands sustainability as a means to reach a cer-
tain result, thus taking a performance view regard-
less of the field.
As discussed by Ashby et al. (2012), the second per-
spective is the one that can reach further progress.
This perspective considers that sustainability can be
examined from organizational relationships, refer-
ring to human aspects (social) and environmental
factors that are part of the whole process and not
just the result generated by a specific vision. From
a more operational perspective, there is still a focus
on organizational development and performance
(Rocha et al., 2012). As mentioned in the theoretical
discussion, Seuring and Mller (2008) present the
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possibility of changes in the relations of the supply
chain according to strategies for suppliers and prod-
ucts (Seuring & Mller, 2008).
Furthermore, another research approach on the sub-
ject is based on the theoretical categories present-
ed by Beske (2012), namely: continuity in supply
chains, guidance, risk management, and proactivity.
Although Beske (2012) presented a more focused
discussion on the idea of dynamic capabilities and
focused on the contribution of innovation strategies
to deal with sustainability, such categories can guide
new research as well. By the same logic, Pagell and
Wu (2009) demonstrate a more consistent theory on
the subject, in which it is clear to understand how
it should be treated in the chain, the supply chains
re-conceptualization, and its total contribution in a
changing scenario.
Recent examples of a national research are two
groups, as follows: (1) Fundao Getlio Vargas,
in So Paulo (FGV/SP), in which in the last years
at least two thesis were presented using specifi-
cally the SSCM theme; (2) Federal University of Rio
Grande do Sul, in Porto Alegre, in which only in
2014 one doctoral thesis and one masters disserta-
tion were presented. Therefore, in 2013 both groups
were engaged in projects with Professor Dr. Stefan
Seuring, a renowned author in the field who con-
ducted a workshop on Sustainable Supply Chain
Management, demonstrating an alignment with the
field of research and involving researchers from all
over Brazil in the discussion of this area.
Therefore, in addition to the required theoretical ap-
proaches, the use of alternative methods for carry-
ing out research besides case studies and literature
reviews presented in the previous section - is still
needed in order to bring new studies and approach-
es to the area (Pagell & Schevchenko, 2014). Further-
more, we believe that research should be conducted
not only with a primary focus on sectors or in ac-
cordance with simple relationships. Research needs
to be encouraged on issues involving supply chains
with demands of different sectors according to ener-
gy resources, materials and also the potential impact
on the three dimensions of TBL. Thus, the subject
needs to be further discussed in order to improve
Brazils representativeness in relation to the world.
8. FINAL REMARKS
Increasingly more studies discussing sustainability
have been conducted in the Business Administra-
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tion field. The same is true regarding SCM research.
However, the effective contribution of the studies on
the development or the essence of the topic to incor-
porating this theme in the SSCM research is not yet
clear-cut. It was possible to see that in Brazil there
have been publications on this topic mostly because
it is an emerging topic, which can lead to misun-
derstandings, particularly in the distinction of what
has been discussed in an environmental sphere or/
and in a sustainable sphere. As indicated by Carter
and Easton (2011), sustainability can be considered a
license to operate a business in the 21st century but
requires a consistent theoretical outline to this end.
According to Gold, Seuring and Beske (2010), the
literature on the subject still has limitations, which
does not leave Brazilian research too far from a pos-
sible breakthrough in the coming years. If national
researchers became more involved in the field, Brazil
could play a prominent role in the international de-
bate. Therefore, the actual introduction of the SSCM
concept needs to be performed since only one of the
identified papers (Brito & Berardi, 2010) showed a
relationship between management, sustainability,
and supply chain in relation to SSCM and the theo-
retical discussion presented earlier.
When we seek to understand the relation of sustain-
ability management in the integration of members
in a supply chain, such a discussion should be held.
It is necessary to think about what is meant by em-
pirical applications and how it can contribute to
academic discussions. Based on this, an in-depth
discussion on Brazilian publications and a reflexive
analysis were performed, seeking to understand the
context of Brazilian academic publications and indi-
cating potential topics of research.
It is noteworthy to mention that when collecting pa-
pers we could see many studies addressing specific
points in supply chains; however they were not se-
lected because they were directly related to environ-
mental aspects (i.e. ISO 14000, Life Cycle Analysis,
Reverse Logistics) and did not mention the focus
of this research, namely sustainability. Thus, the
search was constrained to the theme of sustainabil-
ity and operations. Moreover, considering the fact
that not all journals ranked by Qualis Capes 2012
were scanned for potential papers to be reviewed
is yet another limitation, as additional discussions
could have been brought forth. Also, the inclusion of
other conferences as a source for papers could have
extended the results of the research.
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Therefore, the research contributions of this study
include the following: (1) recognizing previous aca-
demic contributions to the subject in the Brazilian
context, (2) discussing the existence of alignment
with the SSCM in the researches, (3) demonstrating
the main methodological research designs, and (4)
emphasizing the need for a more fully developed
introduction to the topic, seeking to achieve more
consistent research. Thus, further studies may be
based on considerations of academic implications as
previously presented. Moreover, from this type of re-
search, companies may better recognize existing gaps
that can be worked on throughout the supply chain.
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Appendix

Table 4: List in Portuguese of papers identified in conference proceedings during the research

Year of
Conferences Paper Title in Portuguese
publication

SIMPOI1 2008 A busca de uma gesto sustentvel em cadeias de suprimentos: iniciativas e desafios

Anlise da incorporao da sustentabilidade em cadeias de suprimentos industriais do

SIMPOI 2010
RS

Anlise de uma cadeia de suprimentos orgnica orientada para o desenvolvimento

SIMPOI 2011
sustentvel: uma viso complexa

Responsabilidade social nas relaes entre comprador e fornecedores na cadeia de

SIMPOI 2011
suprimentos de produtos orgnicos no Brasil

Temas socioambientais e gesto de cadeia de suprimento: um estudo de caso sobre a

SIMPOI 2011
cadeia produtiva de soja na Amaznia brasileira

Avaliao da operao de numerrio brasileira pela abordagem de cadeias de

SIMPOI 2011
suprimento sustentveis

SIMPOI 2012 Closed-loop supply chain repensando a maneira como fazemos as coisas

Sustainable Beef Como diferentes stakeholders da cadeia de carne bovina gacha

SIMPOI 2013
esto envolvidos com prticas para a sustentabilidade?

Governana Em Cadeias de Suprimento Sustentveis: uma discusso conceitual

SIMPOI 2013
associada aos aspectos da Coordenao e Colaborao

SIMPOI 2014 Gesto da Cadeia de Suprimento Sustentvel Estudo Multicaso

SIMPOI 2014 Social Issues In Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Brazilian Perspective

SIMPOI 2014 Integrao na Gesto de Cadeias de Suprimentos Sustentveis: Uma Abordagem Terica

A Gesto Sustentvel em Meios de Hospedagem e Sua Cadeia de Suprimentos Um

SIMPOI 2014
Estudo no Litoral Norte do Estado de SP

Determinantes da Cadeia de Suprimentos Sustentvel: Uma Anlise de Modelos de

SIMPOI 2014
Mensurao de Presses e Prticas Socioambientais

EnANPAD2 2008 A Carne Orgnica Brasileira Sob a tica da Sustentabilidade

Sustentabilidade em cadeias de suprimentos: Uma perspectiva comparada de

EnANPAD 2009
publicaes nacionais e internacionais

Uma anlise dos relacionamentos entre Comprador e Fornecedores na cadeia de

EnANPAD 2010
suprimentos de produtos orgnicos no Brasil

EnANPAD 2010 Inovaes na Cadeia de Produo e Consumo de Embalagens PET

Aes de Responsabilidade Social com Relao ao Stakeholder Fornecedor: Estudo de

EnANPAD 2010
Caso Baseado nos Indicadores Ethos na Empresa O Boticrio
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A Responsabilidade Socioambiental como Componente da Logstica Integrada: O Caso

EnANPAD 2010
da Exportao do Complexo Soja pela Bunge Alimentos S/A.

Critrios de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa na Cadeia de Suprimentos do Setor de

EnANPAD 2011
Petrleo e Gs Natural: O Caso dos Fornecedores Pernambucanos da Petrobrs

Prticas Ambientais e suas Relaes com a Competitividade e a Sustentabilidade: um

EnANPAD 2012
estudo de caso em empresa agroindustrial

EnANPAD 2014 Cadeia de Suprimento Sustentvel: Gesto em PMEs

Presses e Prticas Socioambientais no Contexto da Gesto da Cadeia de Suprimentos:

EnANPAD 2014 Um Estudo da Relao Entre os Determinantes e as Aes Sustentveis em Indstrias de
Minas Gerais

ENGEMA3 2010 Logstica Reversa de Ps-Consumo: relaes entre uma indstria e seus fornecedores

As relaes interorganizacionais na Rede Justa Trama como um fator de sucesso na

ENGEMA 2011
produo e comercializao dos produtos do algodo ecolgico

ENGEMA 2011 Gesto da sustentabilidade na cadeia de suprimentos do frango de corte em Mato Grosso

Gesto da Cadeia de Suprimentos e Sustentabilidade: Um estudo bibliomtrico da

ENGEMA 2012
produo cientfica na base Web of Science

ENGEMA 2012 Aspectos socioambientais da cadeia de suprimentos da carne bovina brasileira

ENGEMA 2012 Seleo de fornecedores verdes: reviso da literatura, classificao e anlise

ENGEMA 2012 Construindo a cadeia de suprimentos do futuro: um estudo de caso do Walmart Brasil

ENGEMA 2013 Reflexes e aproximaes entre Sustentabilidade e Cadeia de Suprimentos

O caso de uma Indstria de Limpeza e sua Gesto da Cadeia de Suprimentos

ENGEMA 2013
Sustentvel luz do framework de Seuring e Muller (2008)

Reposicionando os Holofotes do Comportamento Proativo: de um foco ambiental para

ENGEMA 2013
prticas sustentveis

Ferramenta de Avaliao para a Gesto da Cadeia de Suprimentos Sustentvel: Estudo

ENGEMA 2014
Multicaso

ENGEMA 2014 Inovao Sustentvel na Cadeia de Suprimentos

Prticas de Gesto Sustentvel na Cadeia de Suprimentos de uma Indstria de

ENGEMA 2014
Transformao

Simpsio de Administrao da Produo, Logstica e Operaes Internacionais (SIMPOI); 2 Encontro Nacional da

Associao Nacional da Ps-Graduao em Administrao (EnANPAD) and 3 Encontro Nacional de Gesto Empresarial e
Meio Ambiente (ENGEMA)
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Table 5: List in Portuguese of papers identified in journals during the research

Year of
Journal Paper Title in Portuguese
publication

Sustentabilidade na cadeia reversa de suprimentos: um estudo de

Revista de Administrao da USP 2007
caso do Projeto Plasma

Responsabilidade socioambiental na cadeia de suprimentos do

Gesto & Regionalidade 2008
Tabaco no Brasil

Revista de Administrao de Vantagem Competitiva na gesto sustentvel da cadeia de

2010
Empresas suprimentos: um metaestudo

Revista de Administrao da Unimep 2012 O papel de Operadores logsticos em aes de sustentabilidade

Sustentabilidade e Cadeia de Suprimentos: uma perspectiva

Produo 2012
comparada de publicaes nacionais e internacionais

Inovaes Socioambientais em cadeias de suprimentos: um estudo

Revista de Administrao e Inovao 2013
de caso sobre o papel da empresa focal

Anlise das prticas de sustentabilidade utilizadas na gesto da

Gesto & Produo 2014 cadeia de suprimentos: pesquisa de campo no setor automotivo
brasileiro

AUTHORS BIOGRAPHY

Minelle Enas da Silva - Master in Business Administration from Federal University of Pernambuco. Gradu-
ated in Business Administration from Federal University of Campina Grande.

Daiane Mulling Neutzling - Doctor in Management at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Ana Paula Ferreira Alves - PhD Candidate in Management at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Mas-
ter in Management at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Patrcia Dias - PhD Candidate in Management at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Master in Mana-
gement at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Carlos Alberto Frantz dos Santos - Lecture in Management at Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG).
Master in Management at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Luis Felipe Nascimento - Senior Professor at the Management School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do
Sul, Brazil. Graduate in Electrical Engineering with a Master Degree in Production Engineering, both from the Federal
University of Santa Maria, Brazil. A PhD in Economy and the Environment from the University of Kassel, Germany.
Post-Doctorate from the University of Massachussetts at Lowell, US. CNPq Researcher and Coordinator of Research
Group of Sustainability and Innovation, which is currently developing two research lines: Education for sustainability
and Sustainable supply chain management. Editor of the Journal REAd.